Third Annual Economic Conference: What Will Tax Reform Mean For You and Economic Growth? —
Join us for our Third Annual Conference on Virginia's Economic Future: As President Trump and Congress battle out the road to tax reform, what does it mean for you, for your business, for the state and for the nation? Which policy initiatives work, and which do not? Which create the strongest economic growth? And which might be politically necessary ... or Dead On Arrival? Make plans to attend on November 10, from 9:15 am until noon, at George Mason University's Fairfax campus!

An Intimate Dinner Conversation With Senator John McCain —
Join the Thomas Jefferson Institute at its first Commonwealth Leadership Dinner, with U.S. Senator John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, former Deputy Under Secretary of State. The June 21st dinner will take place at the Willard Hotel, in Washington, DC. Seating is limited.

Northern Virginia Morning Briefing on Judge Gorsuch —
President Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States to replace the late Antonin Scalia. But who is Neil Gorsuch? What is his temperament and legal philosophy. Come learn from two who are uniquely qualified to comment: Dr. Henry Butler, Dean of the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University and John Adams, who clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge David Sentelle, as did Judge Gorsuch. Just added to this briefing is Jamil Jaffer, who clerked for Judge Gorsuch and was a member of the team preparing Gorsuch for the Senate confirmation hearings. The briefing will be held at 7:30 am, at JR's Stockyard's Inn, at 8130 Watson Street, in McLean. Registration is free, but RSVPs are necessary. To register, click here!

September 2016

Second Annual Conference on Virginia's Economic Future —
Some of the nation and state 's top business economists gathered at George Mason University on September 14, 2016 for the Thomas Jefferson Institute's Second Annual Conference on Virginia's Economic Future.

"This conference helps bring the Commonwealth's economic picture into focus," said Jefferson Institute President Mike Thompson, "and it provides some thoughts on policy changes that can help stimulate the kind of economic growth all Virginians want."

Speakers offered national, state and regional economic analysis, capped by a prediction of what the presidential election might mean for private investment outcomes. Copies of the powerpoint presentations are available below.

Business Leaders Roundtable on Virginia's Economic Future —
What's the outlook for our economy? How are our key industries doing? What are the obstacles standing in the way of growth? What policy changes should be considered?

These and other questions will be considered at a special Business Leaders Roundtable on Virginia's Economic Future to be held on Monday, June 22, on George Mason University's Fairfax Campus. Among the confirmed speakers participating in the Roundtable --